The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Can you read a map?" Sheng Xin took out a chart and unfolded it gently.

Sheng Yuan stretched his neck and stared curiously, and nodded vigorously after hearing what his brother said.

This is not to underestimate people!

From her father to the emperor to her grandfather, the three taught her three times. She wouldn't know all kinds of topographical maps without her!
"Okay, although you don't remember, but my elder brother also taught you!"

Sheng Xin blinked at Shengyuan: "Back under the tree in Yongfanyuan, I drew a map of common topography with tree branches to teach you to recognize it."

Is there such a thing? !
Sheng Yuan scratched her head, why didn't she remember? !
Blink and think carefully.

Blink again and think hard.

Eh? !

She remembered her brother bragging about his great achievements every time he drew a picture on the ground with a branch!

There is some terrain drawing, but it's just to explain his exquisite throwing skills and superb tracking skills!

Well, if her elder brother wants to say that this is teaching, so be it!
Sheng Yuan nodded, she also learned a lot of practical skills from her big brother's bragging!

"Let's get down to business." Sheng Xin stopped joking, and tapped her fingers lightly near an island on the chart, "Look here."

Sheng Yuan looked at the island named "Treasure Island" next to her brother's finger, lingered for a moment on the scattered and densely packed small islands and reefs around it, and suddenly said: "The center of the channel is surrounded by many small islands. Excellent place."

"This island is rich in silver mines, iron mines, and some unknown ores."

The elder brother's words made Sheng Yuan's eyelids twitch, and she raised her head to look at her elder brother.

Sheng Xin nodded helplessly at the unbelievable little girl: "This island was originally occupied by a group of pirates... The leader of the pirates is a girl. One generation, Yue is tired of wandering, and wants to be recruited by the court. The Treasure Island and the surrounding islands are her sincerity."

"Sister Kuang Qi?!" The girl with slightly dark skin and bright eyes appeared in Sheng Yuan's mind.

Sheng Xin nodded: "Sister Qi has her own subordinates, and she wants to ask the emperor for a title for future generations to inherit."

Sheng Yuan couldn't help but have an epiphany when he heard this: "My brother submitted the memorial through the inner guard... If you want to get a title, you can easily win the mineral-rich island, occupy the center of the sea channel, and open up a channel in your own hands. This is a good deal. Ah! The emperor is sure to be happy!"

Sheng Xin looked at the younger sister who was clapping her hands, and smiled helplessly: "That's right, sister Qi has intentions, and the emperor also has intentions. It was supposed to be a hit-and-miss relationship, but your brother and I were hooked up. How can you justify this?" go!"

"Yeah, why is that?!" Sheng Yuan scratched her hair, puzzled, but soon she got to the point, "Wait! Brother, did you just say you were hooked up? Listen to what you said , you seem to be superfluous! Could it be that you don’t want to change your mind!”

"..." Sheng Xin, who wanted to complain to his sister, blocked all these words.

Very good, he knows what kind of image he is in the little girl's heart!

"Your elder brother, I married an ordinary wife according to the order!" I wanted to joke with my younger sister, but the helplessness in my heart was so strong that after hesitating a few times, he slowly uttered these words.

"Marry a flat wife by order?!" Sheng Yuan almost jumped up when he heard the truth.

Brother, this is a pure tool man!
"Sister Qi was born as a pirate, although she wants to recruit her, she is inevitably suspicious, for fear that the emperor will regret it after getting Treasure Island... She wants future generations to enjoy the glory she brought for a long time.

And the emperor was also afraid that her banditry would be hard to get rid of, so when he agreed to the conditions, he would let her keep his subordinates to guard the pirates, but if he calmed down, he might not be at ease. "

"So, the Sheng family that inherited the three dynasties is the best transfer?"

Sheng Xin, whose emotions had just been prepared, looked at the little girl speechlessly: Your child, what nonsense are you talking about!
"Sister Qi thinks that the descendants of her and the descendants of the Sheng family who are closely related to the royal family can reassure the emperor to some extent; the emperor also believes that the descendants of the Sheng family are more reliable than the pure island descendants. That's it, I, the bandit suppressor , married a pirate!"

Sheng Xin stretched out her hands at the end and sighed.

He sighed, and Sheng Yuan was dumbfounded when he heard it: "Since the emperor is worried about Kuang Qi's power, why doesn't he let her marry the prince? Regardless of whether he is a concubine or a side concubine, it is not easy to stay in the island after marrying the royal family. In this case , wouldn’t it be able to be incorporated directly?”

"Let's not talk about the emperor's intention to buy horse bones with a thousand dollars, let's talk about marrying the prince... whoever you marry, actually has worries. Even if the emperor wants to arrange this way, sister Qi who wants to last forever can't agree."

It's not that Sheng Xin didn't suggest it to the emperor before, but unfortunately, neither the emperor nor sister Qi had any intention of it. In the end, she could only follow the emperor's arrangement honestly.

Sheng Yuan understood.

But because I understand it, I feel even more emotional: a creature like the emperor is really not a thing in many cases!

Thinking of the accusations her elder brother received after revealing that he had married a flat wife, Sheng Yuan felt sympathetic, and then thought of a question: "Brother, since you are ordered to marry a flat wife, does the emperor have a clear order to grant the marriage?"

There is no need for such a serious imperial decree, even if it is a verbal decree, as long as the emperor admits it, her brother will not be condemned.

Unfortunately, she thinks too much.

"Decree?! The emperor gave me all the secret letters, and I have to take care of it myself!" Sheng Xin looked at the little girl with round eyes and couldn't help shaking her head.

Little girl, it's still simple!
"Huh?! No! Brother! The emperor asked you to keep it a secret...then why did you tell me?!"

Sheng Yuan looked at her brother: "You don't sell spears and shields at the same time, do you?"

"It's really not contradictory!" Sheng Xin shrugged, "The Emperor didn't let our family know about this matter, it's just that the five members of our family need to know about it, and it's not easy to spread it to the outside world!"

"Brother, you are excluding sister-in-law!" Sheng Yuan was a little surprised, her brother seemed to have a good relationship with sister-in-law Shu!

"If she finds out, I'm afraid the entire Shu clan will know about it. Do you think it's still a secret?"

Sheng Yuan blinked, she just forgot about this.

"Brother, it's impossible for you to take office in Luo'an State all the time, right?"

Sheng Xin knew what the girl was going to ask as soon as she heard it: "Sister Qi probably won't return to Beijing with me, she will be stationed on Treasure Island."

"..." Sheng Yuan recalled the scene of meeting Kuang Qi just now, that girl didn't look like she was happy!
Although she didn't know what it was like for a woman to be happy.

"Brother, if the two of you live apart, how can Kuang Qi give birth to a nephew? Could it be that she just wanted to borrow a surname from our family?"

Sheng Yuan said as soon as he thought of it.

But she didn't want her childish words to shock her brother so much that he almost fell to the ground.